Police Beat items are compiled from public information contained in Los Alamos Police Department records. Charges or citations listed in Police Beat do not imply innocence or guilt. The Los Alamos Police Department uses the term “arrest” to define anyone who has been physically arrested, served a court summons, or issued a citation.

6:55 p.m. – Los Alamos police responded to a report of an intoxicated person at a grocery store. An arrest was made.

9:06 p.m. – Jayston Platero, 35, of Los Alamos was booked into the Los Alamos County Detention Center for two counts of child abuse and driving while under the influence of alcohol. He is still in custody.